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10/31/12

I'm voting for the healthcare security of my eight-year-old son who is a leukemia survivor. Prior to the Affordable Care Act, I was told by every insurance broker who I spoke with that no insurance company would sell us coverage for our son because of his pre-existing condition. He was considered “...

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Michelle Cunningham

Environmental Health

10/31/12

Was your child’s school built before 1979? Find out! If so, a group of chemicals called PCBs may be lurking in the light fixtures. PCBs were previously used as insulation in electrical equipment until the federal government banned their use in 1979 after declaring their harmful impact on the...

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Lois Marie Gibbs

10/31/12

This November, I'm voting for my son's health care security and my family's financial stability. My youngest son, Isaac, was born at 28 weeks. That's 12 weeks early. He spent the first 8 weeks of his life in the neonatal intensive care unit, which is very expensive. As a micro-preemie weighing only...

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Kari Anne Roy

10/31/12

As I vote in the election this November, maintaining my health care coverage is one of my top concerns. When I was 19-years-old, I was diagnosed with liver disease. It was caused by a birth defect. After having major surgery, I have been fine but need regular monitoring by liver specialists to...

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Bonnie Brueggemann

10/31/12

Thanks to a provision under the Affordable Care Act that allows children to remain on their parents’ health insurance plans until they are 26, I have two adult children on my health insurance plan. After he finished college, my 22 year-old son began working full-time for a small business that does...

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Tracy Muñoz

10/31/12

I'm voting because I know access to healthcare can save lives. After over 10 years on the job, my 39 year-old son lost his job last year. He also lost his insurance. He's not alone. There are approximately 12.1 million American adults unemployed and most of these people will struggle to afford or...

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Donna Crane

10/31/12

I'm voting because healthcare is more than a campaign talking point for me and my son, Cody. Cody, now 25 years old, was in college when he was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease. But like many young adults, he held two part-time jobs, neither of which offered insurance and he’d been dropped from my...

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Teri Kepner

10/31/12

I am committed to voting this November so my daughter continues to have the healthy future she deserves. Our daughter has Type 1 Diabetes. It's a chronic, life-threatening disease. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, I no longer worry that she'll lose coverage or be denied coverage in the future...

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Elaine Cornett

Childcare & Early Education Health Care

10/31/12

Last week I was watching the popular TV show The Middle , and parents Mike and Frankie Heck were struggling to remember if they’d ever spoken to their kids about sex. “That’s what schools are for,” Frankie, the mom joked. Yikes! The good news is, unlike in the show, 90 percent of parents have...

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Leslie Kantor

Paid Family Leave

10/31/12

Thirty-four years ago this week, Congress enacted the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) to remedy a long history of discrimination against pregnant workers and promote equal opportunity. The PDA opened workplace doors, making clear that employers could not fire, fail to hire or otherwise penalize...

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